BAR

ROSEN­THAL: “A hosted bar is es­sen­tial. If it doesn’t fit into your bud­get, maybe serve a sig­na­ture cock­tail or think about hav­ing a sun­rise wed­ding cer­e­mony with a cham­pagne brunch.” SCHLAGENHAUF: “It is es­sen­tial to sub­si­dize beer and wine. To save money, do an open bar only dur­ing cock­tail hour, then have free beer and wine af­ter. It would be con­sid­ered a bonus to pro­vide a full-ser­vice open bar through­out the evening.”